The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) supports a near real-time monitoring system for swine diseases around the world. The UMN Spontaneous reporting tool is now available to report information on outbreaks.

The Swine Health Information Center is collaborating with USDA Ag Research Service, USDA-APHIS, National Pork Board, and other key researchers to help understand possible pathways to introducing FMD into the U.S.

Swine Acute Diarrhea Syndrome Coronavirus, a coronavirus variant emerging in China, has been on the Swine Health Information Center’s (SHIC) radar and new actions are being taken based on the disease's recent spread.

Because of the significant sample size of a new project on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, producers have data to assist in knowing how to allocate investment in biosecurity to lower the risk of infection.

Per the most recent disease monitoring report, sequences requested for PRRSV in 2018 so far were up 16% over the same time period in 2017, suggesting increased interest in characterizing viruses during outbreaks.